Pentagon: 'Dozens' of family members of US troops still in Afghanistan
By Ellen Mitchell - 11/10/21 06:22 PM EST
The Pentagon confirmed that “dozens” of family members of American troops remain in Afghanistan nearly three months after the U.S. ended its military mission in the country.
“We believe it’s certainly, most likely in the dozens,” Department of Defense (DOD) press secretary John Kirby told reporters Wednesday.
The Biden administration is in the midst of compiling a database of such relatives, as outlined in a memo sent last week by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl.
In the memo, the DOD instructs all U.S. military personnel and civilian employees with immediate family members in Afghanistan seeking evacuation to contact a department-associated email address.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/581058-pentagon-dozens-of-family-members-of-us-troops-still-in-afghanistan
